Lewis Payn Dawnay (1 April 1846 – 30 July 1910) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1880 to 1892. Dawnay was the second son of

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and his wife Mary Isabel Bagot, daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. His brother

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was an army general and cricketer. Dawnay was educated at

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and joined the

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, reaching the rank of Colonel. In

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Dawnay stood unsuccessfully for parliament at

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. At the 1880 general election he was elected as the

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(MP) for

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,Craig, Election results 1832–1885, page 307 and held that seat until it was replaced under the

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. He was then elected as MP for the replacement constituency of

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, and held the seat until he stood down in 1892. At this time, he acquired various family properties at

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. ''Parishes: Newton-upon-Ouse'', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 (1923), pp. 160-164. Date accessed: 30 April 2009
/ref> Dawnay married Victoria Alexandria Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey, in 1877. They had two sons, Guy and Alan, both of whom became Major-Generals in the British Army; and two daughters, Margaret and Marion. Margaret married the Rev. Arthur Grant and served as a

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. Dawnay died at the age of 64 in 1910. The oak

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in the parish church at Newton-on-Ouse was given in 1911 by his widow Lady Victoria Dawnay in his memory.

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